A Barclays branch was targeted by pro-Palestine vandals who daubed it with ‘Funding the death of 13,000 kids’ in red spray paint.
It was spotted this morning, (20 Feb) by stunned commuters.
The message was painted on the front of the bank by Moorgate Station in the City of London.
The graffiti refers to the number of Palestinian children said to have been killed in Gaza since the Israel conflict started last October.
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In January, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported more than 10,000 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground operations in nearly 100 days of violence.
Save the Children says that thousands more are missing, presumed buried under rubble.
It is currently not known who spray-painted the Barclays branch.
Europe’s largest Palestinian rights organisation, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), has previously called on people to boycott Barclays.
Its research claims: “Barclays Bank holds over £1billion in shares, and provides over £3billion in loans and underwriting to nine companies whose weapons, components, and military technology are being used by Israel in its attacks on Palestinians.
”This includes General Dynamics, which produces the gun systems that arm the fighter jets used by Israel to bombard Gaza, and Elbit Systems, which produces armoured drones, munitions and artillery weapons used by the Israeli military.”
Edjerha said: “Barclay’s should be ashamed of itself for funding war criminals.”
Kitty Fisher said: “Any CCTV to catch the vandals?”
Another person, called Simon, said: “What is wrong with these crazy lunatics.”
One highlighted there was no ‘s’ at the end of ‘kids’.
He joked: “Looks like they ran out of paint.”
Barclays has been approached for comment.
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